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BS 6472-1:2008 is a guide that provides information and methods for evaluating human exposure to vibration in buildings, specifically focusing on vibration sources other than blasting. The standard aims to assess the potential adverse effects of structural vibrations on occupants, considering their quality of life and working efficiency.

The standard covers a frequency range of 0.5 Hz to 80 Hz and includes frequency weighting curves for human response to whole-body vibration. It offers guidance on measurement methods to be used for assessing continuous, intermittent, and impulsive vibrations. The standard also describes how to determine the vibration dose value (VDV) from frequency-weighted measurements, which helps estimate the likelihood of adverse comments from individuals experiencing vibrations in buildings.

BS 6472-1:2008 takes into account factors such as the time of day and the use of occupied spaces in different types of buildings, including residential, office, and workshop spaces. The standard provides updated judgment criteria that are more stringent at higher frequencies due to changes in the vertical frequency weighting.

Notably, the standard has transitioned from using a basi-centric coordinate system to a geocentric coordinate system. This change involves using weightings for supine subjects exposed to motion in the back-to-chest and foot-to-head axes that are exchanged compared to previous versions of the standard.